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North Korea may be significantly expanding its nuclear weapons production and could have added six or more weapons to its stockpile in the last 18 months, a U.S. research institute said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.The Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) estimated last year that North Korea had 10 to 16...

Member of Parliament from the Petro Poroshenko Bloc and Chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis Refat Chubarov has said that Russia has been turning the Crimean peninsula into a strong military base on the southern flank of NATO, according to an UNIAN correspondent.”Russia has been pursuing the policy that is already obvious to all of us: it has...

On June 14, 2016, the European Council extended the mandate of the EU rule of law mission (EULEX) in Kosovo until June 14, 2018.The Council also approved a combined budget for the mission of EUR 63.6 million providing for the period June 15, 2016 – December 14, 2016 for its operations in Kosovo and until June 14, 2017 for the specialist chambers...

Vinnytsia International Airport has welcomed the first regular flight from Tel Aviv (Israel), according to the airport`s representatives.The flight lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes, Vasyl Holyk, the captain of the crew, said.”The flight was very smooth, as all our flights usually are. I really liked this warm welcoming at Vinnytsia airport. For the...

The Government of Portugal has approved the provision of EUR 200,000 in assistance to Ukraine, which covers military-technical assistance, medical treatment of soldiers and assistance in troops training, according to Ukraine`s Defense Ministry.Minister of National Defense of Portugal Mr. Jose Alberto Azeredo Lopes announced the assistance during...

A vote in favor of a British exit from the European Union could require the U.K. government to implement emergency tax increases and fresh cuts to public spending, Treasury chief George Osborne will say Wednesday, as polls show support for exiting the EU is gaining ground, according to The Wall Street Journal.In a speech in southern England, Mr....

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine`s parliament, has passed a law on defense order with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko`s amendments, extending the period of placement for the government`s defense orders for up to three years instead of one.Amended law No. 2090a on amendments to the Law ”On State Defense Order” was supported by 258 MPs with the...

The Orlando gunman`s wife has told federal agents she tried to talk her husband out of carrying out the attack, NBC News has learned.Omar Mateen`s wife, Noor Zahi Salman, told the FBI she was with him when he bought ammunition and a holster, several officials familiar with the case said. She told the FBI that she once drove him to the gay...

National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom, the operator of all existing nuclear power plants in Ukraine, will load the first batch of U.S.-produced nuclear fuel at power unit No. 5 of Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (NPP) in the second half of June 2016, according to the press service of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of...

Russian government hackers penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee and gained access to the entire database of opposition research on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to committee officials and security experts who responded to the breach, according to The Washington Post.The intruders so thoroughly...